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How to Change Batteries in a Safe

Lauren Bongers

By Lauren Bongers
Published July 10, 2024

Is your safe battery dead? Just follow these SentrySafe® battery replacement steps and your safe will be working again in no time. If your safe is a different brand or model, instructions are likely similar but check your user manual to confirm.

Change Batteries on Your SentrySafe

Not all safes require batteries but for those that do, you’ll want to know how to change their batteries. Key lock safes come with keys for locking and unlocking. Combination lock safes utilize a number or alphabetical combination that requires memorization.

Electronic/keypad safes and biometric fingerprint safes are battery powered. Some utilize rechargeable batteries while others use alkaline. Follow the steps below to replace a safe with AAA alkaline batteries. Check your safe's user manual for specific instructions related to battery replacement.

Good to Know

Consider keeping a spare set of batteries on hand for the next time you need to replace the batteries in your safe.

Instructions for SentrySafe Battery Replacement

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